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Mr Love had a dangerous abnormality- a hole in his heart that he’d had since birth. His upper lung was also pumping into the wrong atrium of his heart – the right side instead of the left. “So the blood needlessly circulates around the lung and doesn’t get out into the rest of his body,” … Continue reading Apple watch saves student’s life→

Macquarie University Hospital surgeon Professor Michael Vallely and his team have completed a network meta-analysis of the latest evidence for off-pump heart surgery across the world. The research shows that a ‘no touch’ or ‘anaortic’ approach has a significant impact on reducing stroke. Download the Spring 2017 Frontier Magazine

The revolution in robotics and artificial intelligence has made its way into surgery. Patients needing coronary artery bypasses would normally require open heart surgery but now, thanks to robots, they are facing far less traumatic surgery and a much faster recovery. Australian Broadcasting Corporation Broadcast: 03/07/2017 Reporter: Matt Peacock View the full news article.

Surgeons may boycott a highly successful heart valve procedure unless the Federal Government makes it compulsory to use the combined skills of a cardiologist and a surgeon. Australian Broadcasting Corporation Broadcast: 11/04/2017 Reporter: Matt Peacock View the full news article.